Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-01
THE SATURDAY NIGHT MARKET.
A Procession Of Buyers, Who Are on the
ookou for bargains.

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ookou for bargains.
On Saturday nights the pressure ster-
rible. About & O'Clock the procession OF
buyers commences, composed entirely OF
people who must have things cheap and
who will not buy unless allurcd By cheap
ness. On such occasions the objects ON
the sidewalk are largely re-enforced. The
sboemakers spread before their eyes large
assortments Of arctic overshoes and of
those caoutchouc compounds which the
Boston girls unsteady term gums. These
are at divers rates, some 81 cents, some
So, some 90. The dealer knows the fas-
cination which the large label 100 cents
has upon his customers. 1t seems to say
that the living price, the bed rock rate,
Is 81, but, because times are hard, he
will throw off a cent and sacrifice him
self rather than not make a sale. This
convinces them. this piteous spectacle of
Abraham Offering up his shoes at a sac
rificial rate, and he has twenty customers
at 20 cents, whereas he might only have
hal two at 81. Great is thy power, o
Humbug,
Side by side with the shoe tables are
other merchants, who make appeal to
the same passion for cheapness. At n
end will be an old white bearded man,
who, sweeping his hand over a collection
Of tin whistles and imitation jet brooches
and hair combs. repeats necessarily in n
monotonous voice. ANY toy or any
jewel on this table. ) cents" At an
other will he an orangeman crying out
with the voice Of a ~stentor, Ten for @
cents" Further on will be hackster
of bananas, shricking Ripe b~anannies.
the whole bunch for a quarter" Then
there will be magnificent displays by a
fishmonger. who by opening his window
establishes communication between the
fish within and the fish without. CLANS
appear To bc the f~avorite dainty. and
these are displayed OH plates and sold by
the plateful. and n can see feminine
customers counting TO see which plate
has been favored by fortune. Beside the
CLAIMS there are piles Of Holsters, just
boiled and steaming, surrounded by a
perfect cloud Of savoriness. Then there
are small crabs, not very inviting, and
baskets Of oysters.
The groceries are in full blast, giving
away a chrome and q package of sugar
to every one who buys tea and coffee.
which is already for the buyer in paper
packages. In front Of every grocery store
is a small stand where a young girl is
grating horse radish and selling it by the
teacup. Watched one whose hands were
blue with cold. but business was brisk
and she seemed happy, and continued
rubbing away upon the CRATER which must
have been about the temperature Of a
block Of ice, for metals have the happy
power of distributing both heat and cold.
Then there were truck wagons from Flat
bush or Bushwick selling heads Of cab
bage, and potatoes and onions. The va
rious dry goods stores on the ''avenoo"
were crowded with customers and blaz-
ing with gas lights. and even electricity
lent its potent aid to charm the senses of
the customers. Ii was a sort of carnival.
the prevalent thought being. you work
ing people have your wages in your
pocket: come in and spend the last cent. T"
brooklyn Eagle.